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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Thaikku Thalaimagan<br />
| image = Thaikku Thalaimagan.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = M. A. Thirumugham<br />
| story = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]<br />
| producer = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar<br />
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[Jayalalithaa]]<br />
| cinematography = N. S. Varma<br />
| editing = M. A. Thirumugham<br />
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| studio = Devar Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1967|01|13}}<br />
| runtime = 145 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Thaikku Thalaimagan''''' ({{Translation|The Eldest son of Mother}}) is a 1967 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], directed by M. A. Thirumugham. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[S. A. Ashokan]] in lead roles.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Within a peaceful family garage, The ''Marudhachalam Murthi Automobiles'', a drama is slowly but surely being formed.<br />
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Indeed, Somaiya ([[S. A. Asokan]]), the elder son of this small company aims and aspires to unreal perspectives.<br />
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Whereas Marudhu ([[MGR]]) the younger brother behaves in a reflexive way, clearly more responsible.<br />
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But contrary to all expectations, their mother ([[S. N. Lakshmi]]) sides with her first-born, blinded by her love, she supports him in everything, while making her youngest son feel guilty, ceaselessly.<br />
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As if it was not enough, Somaiya became infatuated with a beautiful bitchy girl, Nalini ([[Rajasree]]) who sees more in his money than in the beautiful eyes.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"<br />
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"<br />
! Actor !! Role<br />
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| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] || as Marudhu (alias Marudhur)<br />
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| [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] || as Cholaiya Pannaiyar Dharmalingham, Maruthi's father<br />
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| [[S. A. Ashokan]] || as Somu (alias Somaiya)<br />
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| [[Nagesh]] || as Kuppu, Pannaiyar Dharmalingham's driver<br />
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| [[R. S. Manohar]] || as Ranga, the building contractor (also a procurer)<br />
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| [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] || as a close friend of Meenakshi's family, (the man splashed by Marudhu's motorcycle, at 0.10.22)<br />
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| [[Jayalalithaa]] || as Maruthi<br />
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| [[Sowcar Janaki]] || as Gauwri, Somaiya's wife<br />
|-<br />
| [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]|| as Munimma, Kuppu's lover<br />
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| [[S. N. Lakshmi]] || as Meenakshi, the mother of Somu and Marudhu<br />
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| [[Baby R. Geetha]] || as Mani, Somaiya's son<br />
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| [[Rajasree]] (Guest-star) || as Nalini<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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'''The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned'''<br />
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== MGR Shooting incident ==<br />
The day before the release of this film, [[MGR]] was assaulted by the actor [[M. R. Radha]].<ref>https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-41/</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Srivathsan|first=A.|date=2012-12-23|title=The day M.R. Radha shot MGR|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/the-day-mr-radha-shot-mgr/article12059018.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The film took a very big opening due to the attack on MGR.<br />
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== About the movie ==<br />
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The film, produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] under ''Devar Films'', had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<br />
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''Thaikku Thalaimagan'' was almost darkened at its exit, on 13 January 1967, for Pongal of this year.<br />
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[[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] transposes skillfully the first drama between two brothers, of The Bible: [[Cain and Abel]].<br />
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Sandow, the big Tamil storyteller, borrows the main weft to include its elements which make his trademark if characteristic of its film universe.<br />
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The voice of MGR is particularly very beautiful in this movie. The songs were penned by [[Kannadasan]].<br />
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The last 15 minutes of this drama are very poignant!<br />
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''Thaikku Thalaimagan'' marks the twelfth MGR-Chinnappa Devar association.<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>https://archive.org/details/sok.ThaaikuThalaiMagan_M.A.Thirumugam_1967</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Length (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Ainthikku Mele" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || 03:07<br />
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| 2 || "Parthu Kondathu Kannukku" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:55<br />
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| 3 || "Vazha Vendum Manam" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || 03:44<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0318746}}<br />
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{{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar}}<br />
[[Category:1967 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam]]</div>imported>Nardog